| Orlando CNL unit scoops up 2 office buildings
With real-estate prices stable or falling and sellers shopping for buyers, CNL Commercial Real Estate in Orlando is on the hunt for multimillion-dollar deals. And it recently scored with two big ones.
The company, one of seven independent business units founded and controlled by Orlando real-estate mogul James Seneff, bought a $4.5 million office property in Central Florida Research Park and a $32 million, 12-story office building on Harbour Island in Tampa's central business district.
Both were acquired for "well below replacement cost," President Paul Ellis said Tuesday during an interview in the company's CNL Center II headquarters in downtown Orlando. More deals are in the works, he said, as the company looks to put its capital to work now that more bargains are cropping up.
Dems, economy upstage Bush's speech
In a riveting speech just hours before Bush's, Sen. Ted Kennedy attacked the underpinnings of Clinton's candidacy and passed the baton of his late brother's iconic presidency to Obama. A third candidate to succeed, GOP Sen. John McCain, did not even show up, remaining in Florida to campaign in a key primary Tuesday. Facing a hostile Congress, abysmal public approval ratings (his latest Gallup Poll rating is 32 percent) and even presidential candidates of his own party running away from him, Bush's only strategy is to play "small ball and defense" for the remainder of his term, said Texas A&M presidential scholar George Edwards. "The odds are against him doing almost anything except motherhood resolutions." Bush got little credit when the economy grew robustly during most of his term.
Asian shares close mostly down but Taiwan surges again
Such optimism contributed to a near two percent rally in Taiwan on Monday. TOKYO: Japanese share prices closed down 0.98 percent, slipping below the symbolic 14,000-point level for the first time since November 2005 on concern over the strong yen, dealers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 index fell 138.16 points to close at 13,972.63, the lowest close since November 2, 2005. The market was reopening after a three-day weekend. The broader Topix index of all first-section shares fell 27.38 points or 1.99 percent to finish at 1,350.20. Declining shares far outnumbered gainers 1,561 to 134, with 29 issues unchanged. Volume traded increased to 2.476 billion shares from 2.471 billion on Friday. Investors were waiting for US earnings from Intel and Citigroup.
Corrections and clarifications for Jan. 16
Newly sworn in District Judge Daniel Baranoski will not carry a gun in his new position. Incorrect information appeared in the Jan. 9 editions. The location of the town of Milford, which was evaluated by Professor Roger Ruggles in his flood study, is in upstate New Jersey near the New York border. Incorrect information appeared in a story in Tuesday's editions. The Courier Times strives for accuracy. However, when we do make errors, we want to correct them as soon as possible in this space. To help us, please call 215-949-4161 (days) or 215-949-4211 (nights). .
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The family will greet relatives and friends from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 10 am. until time of services Saturday. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.Carol A. GarvesBANGOR, Wis. Carol A. Garves, 46, of Bangor died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse after a very recent diagnosis of cancer.She was born Feb. 14, 1961, in La Crosse to Robert and Elaine (Horstman) Garves. Carol graduated in 1979 from Bangor High School as her class valedictorian. She then attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for three years. Carol was employed for more than 20 years at Northern Engraving Co. in Sparta, Wis., and was also a Mary Kay representative for several years. She was an avid reader and enjoyed stamping.Survivors include her parents of Bangor; two sisters, Jean Garves of La Crosse and Ruth (Craig) Gander of Ames, Iowa; four brothers, Wayne (Deb), David and Jeff (Donna), all of Bangor, and Donn of Port Washington, Wis.; aunts, uncles and several nieces and nephews.
How not to conduct an interview
The way you perceive yourself and your business may not necessarily appear that way in print or broadcast if you don't approach the interview as something that requires adequate preparation and the right attitude. While I can't show you actual clips, I can offer examples of high-profile figures who have developed a media personality, and highlight how their approach to media is closely tied to their public image. Go on the offensive: Even before the onset of his U.S. legal troubles and all the negative press it generated it was clear Conrad Black had little love for the media. Although he was and continues to be a genuinely interesting figure, even in his most successful years he left an impression of someone who is angry and impatient. It's likely this suited him just fine, but this image would be difficult for Black to recast without first changing his approach to the media.
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